1 Thaler    (sold for $127.0)

1827, Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. Large Silver Thaler Coin. About XF!

Mint Year: 1827 Mint Place: Dresden Reference:  KM-1122. Denomination: Thaler (Convention) Mint Master: Johann Gotthelf Studer  (S) Condition: An improper spot removal attempt left scratches at 9 o'clock (obverse), lightly wiped and witbh additional scratches in fields, toehrwise about XF!  Weight: 27.89gm Diameter: 38mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Head of Anthony as King of Saxony right. Legend: FRIEDR. AUGUST KOENIG V. SACHSEN   Reverse: Crowned shield of Saxony above date (18-27) and mint master´s initial (S). Legend: ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK 18 (s) 27

Frederick Augustus I (full name: Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (German: Friedrich August I.; 23 December 1750 – 5 May 1827) was King of Saxony (1805–1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763–1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807–1813). The Augustusplatz in Leipzig is named after him